nolawns

Got all the plants and trees in yesterday, got most of the trees in the ground. Couldn’t figure out where 2 of them should go so I’ll be doing those by hand later....

Here’s another link to Wild Ones explaining why to choose native plants over non natives....

This story documents how the invasive grasses allowed the fire to grow.

I was surprised to see so many tubes sealed (it’s on its second year but it looks like we missed the window to swap in the replacement tubes I’d made). If you spot any other issues please let me know.

Firefly populations are declining. These tips can help you turn your yard into an inviting habitat for the bioluminescent stars of summer.

I came home from bringing my daughter to an extracurricular to find a big pile of grass in the backyard. My wife said that she was trying to pull out some of the Ground Ivy that has been plaguing our yard and garden over the last few years and found that the sod just started coming up like a carpet, so she went with it. We spent...

In this patch, I’m working towards a mix of violets (Viola sororia), nimblewill (Muhlenbergia schreberi), white avens (Geum canadense), and yellow woodsorrel (Oxalis stricta). There’s also clover, chickweed, mock strawberry and others I’m weeding out. The shrub is an elderberry (Sambucus canadensis) which should get 10...

A garden that’s planted purely by aesthetic decisions is like a car with no engine. It may look beautiful, the stereo works great, but you’re going to have to push it up the hill....

Obviously these plans aren't inclusive of the entire US but from what I understand they are working on adding even more garden plans to their list....

So many flower buds!...

starting my no lawn journey tomorrow. I’ll post a different thread about it...